Britain
EUROPE
You Can’t Have Your Cake and Eat it, Meghan
Meghan Markle sparks controversy by using HRH title in public documents, reigniting royal tensions and questions about 2020 agreement.
BUSINESS
Spring Statement: Saving the UK’s Budget, One Cut at a Time
Chancellor Reeves’ Spring Statement tackles UK’s £20B fiscal gap with spending cuts, tax reforms & defence boosts. Will it work?
WORLD
The New World Order: As America Retreats, Europe and Allies Rise
As the U.S. retreats from Ukraine, Europe re-arms, reshaping global power. Is this the end of U.S. hegemony and the rise of a multipolar world?
Ukraine War
Peacekeepers Line Up: Britain First in Line with Ukraine
Paris summit debates EU peacekeepers in Ukraine: UK backs deployment, NATO tensions rise, whilst Moscow warns of escalation.
BUSINESS
Cost of Living Crisis Continues: UK Water Bills to Soar 25% in 2025
Uk water bills face their latest price hike in 2025 as the cost of living crisis exposes the UK's failed privatised model compared to other European models.
Popular
Mali is Haunting Macron’s Africa Reset
Mali remains the clearest proof that France lost military influence in the Sahel without stability replacing it, and every new battle there undercuts Macron's narrative of a fresh start.
Israel’s Eisenkot Rises As Polling Wars Rage
As distrust in pollsters grows across Israel, October's election pits Netanyahu against a fast-rising Gadi Eisenkot in an unusually open race.
Burna Boy Brings Nigerian Pop to Europe’s Biggest Stage
Burna Boy's World Cup moment shows Nigerian pop is no longer a niche import in Europe but part of the sound of mainstream public culture, whatever one thinks of its aesthetics.
Why Ending Homelessness May Elude Burnham’s Government
Andy Burnham enters Downing Street pledging to end rough sleeping, importing Finland's acclaimed housing formula into a far larger and costlier national crisis.
France, Germany Seek Software Success After Jet Failure
Paris and Berlin want a European answer to Palantir's battlefield software, months after their own jet programme collapsed under the same old rivalries.
